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In June 1559, Henry was injured in a jousting tournament held to celebrate the treaty, and died ten days later after his surgeon, Ambroise Paré, was unable to cure the wound inflicted by Gabriel de Montgomery, the captain of his Scottish Guard.
Jousting is a medieval and renaissance ... it was discontinued after the death of King Henry II in an accident in 1559). [2] In England, jousting was the highlight of ...
Year 1559 was a common year starting on Sunday (link ... June 30 – King Henry of France participates in a jousting tournament at the Place des Vosges in Paris, ...
The joust outlasted the tournament proper and was widely practiced well into the 16th century (sketch by Jörg Breu the Elder, 1510). As has been said, jousting formed part of the tournament event from as early a time as it can be observed. It was an evening prelude to the big day, and was also a preliminary to the grand charge on the day itself.
On 30 June 1559, during a jousting match to celebrate the Peace of Cateau Cambrésis between Henry II and his longtime Habsburg enemies, and two major marriages, namely that of Marguerite, the king's sister, with the Duke of Savoy Emmanuel-Philibert, and that of Elisabeth, the king's eldest daughter, with Philip II, king of Spain, a splinter of wood from Montgomery's shattered lance pierced ...
The 1559–1562 French political crisis was induced by the death of the King Henri II in July 1559. ... Fatal joust of Henri II and the comte de Montgommery.
This, combined with the location, “really points to them being jousting horses,” Creighton said. “There’s a vast amount of prestige involved.” ...
A little over a year after his marriage, on 10 July 1559, Francis became king at age 15 upon the death of Henry II, who had been killed in a jousting accident. On 21 September 1559, Francis II was crowned king in Reims by his wife's uncle Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine. The crown was so heavy that nobles had to hold it in place for him. [4]